# Accident 20221207022479A: Bell 206-L4, Hurst, TX, December 7, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2022, 13:30 local time
- Place: Hurst, TX
- Airport: Bell Training Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7970° N, 97.1460° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7970&lon=-97.1460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2036F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2036F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206-L4 (registry code 1182110, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206-l4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206-L4
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C30 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,308 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221207022479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ENTERED AUTOROTATION IN A BELL 206L4 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT 1200 FEET AND MAINTAINED A NORMAL GLIDE AND FLAIR.

A BANGING NOISE WAS HERD COMMING FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT.

AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. AFTER ROTOR BLADES STOPPED TURNING BOTH OCCUPANTS GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN OBSERVED THE DAMAGE LISTED BELOW:

MAIN ROTOR BLADES, TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT, TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT COVER, HORIZONTAL STABILATOR, AND TAIL BOOM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR23LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA059), Dec 7, 2022: Bell 206-L4 (N2036F), Ft Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident, was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision.

## Other reports on N2036F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130510007049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130510007049A), May 10, 2013: Bell 206-L4 (N2036F), Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Bell helicopter company instructor pilot and customer pilot conducting 180 degree autorotation touchdown training. Customer on the controls allowed airspeed to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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